Snow removing apparatus



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INVENTOR 1 ERNEST G- LLOYD} )X/WMM-I I Patented Mar; 3, 3936 Y than?rric SNQW REMQWENG APE'ARA'EUE Ernest G. Lloyd, Morton, Pas

Application December 5, 153%, Serial No. 7%,018

3 Claims. (Di- 37-bit) My invention relates to snow removing apparatusand has for an object thereof to provide improved apparatus'oi thiskind.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved apparatus forthe removal of snow, or the like, from surfaces, such'as driveways andpavements, which apparatus may be attached to a wheeled implement forsupport when in opera- A further object of my invention is to provide asnow removing device which may be attached to a conventional lawn moweror support, when in operation.

These and other objects are effected by my invention, as will beapparent from the following description and claims taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, inwhich:

Fig. l is a plan view of my improved snow removing apparatus shownattached to a conventional lawn mower;

Fig. 2 is a slide elevation of the apparatus disclosed in Fig. l withparts removed for clearnes;

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Fig. 3 is a. perspective view of the snow removing ,npparatus, detachedfrom the mower.

Referring now to the drawing, my novel snow removing device, indicatedgenerally at it, is disclosed attached to a conventional lawn mower,generally indicated by the numeral 5 l. The mower includes the usualelements such as, the frame l2, wheels l3, journalled on the frame l2and supporting th same, and a handle it, attached at to to the frame 02.The handle id is angularly adjustable with respect to the irame it alimited extent as controlled, for example, by the spacing of the pins52A, The frame 82 is provided with the usual tie bar it.

The snow removing device ill includes a plow member 8?, which is spacedforwardly of the mower wheels it, by means oi arms lit. The latter areattached to the plow member ll by suitable means, such as, ior example,the rivets 59. As it is highly desirable to raise and lower the plow llduring operation by manipulation of the handle i i, an arrangementpermitting relative movement between the plow ll and the frame it isprovided. -This arrangement is preferably obtained by forming the armsit? so that they engage the tie bar 66 by a pivotal connection.Accordingly, clips it having bent portions'22 are secured to the armsill by bolts 23.. As shown hes. in Fig, 2, the arms 18 extend beneaththe tie bsr ii and the bent portions 22 of the clips ii are arrangedaround. the bar it, whereby bearings are termed for the arms it on thetie bar it.

Wing nuts 23A are provided for the bolts 23 so that the clips 2i may bereadily attached to, or disengaged from, the arms it, when the device i8is being coupled to, or removed from, the mow- 5 er ii.

Movement of the plow I! about the tie bar it may be effected by a brace24 secured to the plow ill by means of rivets 25. The opposite end ofthe brace 2 is detachably connected to the handle it of the mower H bymeans, for example, of bolts 26 and wing nuts 26A, the former passingthrough the handle it and brace 26. The wing nuts that are provided forfacilitating assembly and disassembly of the handle it and brace 24.

Operation of the device ill is effected by the operator manually walkingwith and pushing the mower ll forwardly in the usual manner. As bestshown in Fig. 1, the plow H is disposed at an angle to the axis of thewheels 53 so that snow is moved laterally to the right as the plow H isadvanced. The relatively heavy mower it resists sldeward thrust impartedto it by the plow H as it moves through the snow. It is desirable whenattaching my novel device to an implement, that one having anappreciable weight be utilized and I have found that a conventional lawnmower forms an ideal carrying member.

During operation, the plow ll may engage obstacles which protrudeupwardly from the surface being cleared. The plow li may be raised topass above the projecting'obstacles by depressing the handle it. Thismovement is transmitted to the plow ll by means of the brace 2 3 andcauses the plow ii to swing upwardly about the bar It. After passingbeyond the projecting obstacles, the handle it may be raised to lowerthe plow i'l to its normal position. The slight changes in angularitybetween the handle it, brace 24, and the plow ll, incidental to anupwardly or downwardly adjustment of the plow, is afforded, in theillustrated embodiment of my invention, by the inherent elasticity orflexibility of the attached bram Hi and plow ll. I prefer the disclosedmethod of connecting the brace it to the handle M and plow ll but itwill be obvious that other equivalent means may be utilized.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided an improveddevice for the removal of snow from areas to be cleared, which devlcemay be conveniently carried by a conventional mower during operation,which may be readily coupled to and attached from the carrying mower,and which may be adjusted by the mower handle to pass over obstructions,conand sold at low cost for attachment to a carrying implement which isnormally idle during snow removing periods.

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious tothose skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptibleof various changes and modifications, withoutdeparting from the spiritthereof and I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall beplaced thereupon as are imposed by the prior art or as are specificallyset forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a snow removing device for attachment to a lawn mower having arotatable cutter, a bracing member radially spaced from the cutter, achassis structure including wheels for supporting the cutter and bracingmember and a handle member attached to the chassis structure and movableangularly with respect thereto, the combination of a plow, an upper,intermediate supporting member provided on the plow for attaching thelatter to the handle member and lower and transversely spaced supportingmembers provided on the plow for attaching the latter to the bracingmember. I a

2. A snow removing device as claimed in cl 1 wherein the lowersupporting members are pivotally attached to the bracing member.

3. A snow removing device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the lowersupporting members are pivotally attached to the bracing member andwherein the upper supporting member and plow are flexible. I ERNEST G.LLOYD.

